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Sense of humor and dimensions of personality
Author(s) -
Thorson James A.,
Powell F. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199311)49:6<799::aid-jclp2270490607>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - sense of humor , psychology , personality , creativity , humor research , perspective (graphical) , preference , social psychology , big five personality traits , scale (ratio) , developmental psychology , physics , economics , microeconomics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Previous researchers have demonstrated relationships between sense of humor and personality. Most have viewed sense of humor from the perspective of humor appreciation. Others have taken the approach that sense of humor has two factors: appreciation and creativity. Our approach has been to look at sense of humor as made up of creativity and several additional elements. The present study reports on the factor analysis of a Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, as well as correlates of various elements of sense of humor with personality traits assessed by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule. Relationships by humor scale factors are reported, as are differences between those high and low in sense of humor within a sample of 426 individuals, 18 through 90 years of age.